Krugman: Who's Afraid of Nancy Pelosi?

[Snellius]

Source: NYT

What, then, does the G.O.P. have to run on? It can hype the supposed menace from illegal immigrants — but that hasn’t been gaining much traction, either. Instead, Republicans’ attack ads have increasingly focused on one of their usual boogeymen — or, rather, a boogeywoman: Nancy Pelosi, the former and possibly future speaker of the House.

So this seems like a good time to remind everyone that Pelosi is by far the greatest speaker of modern times and surely ranks among the most impressive people ever to hold that position. And it’s interesting to ask why she gets so little credit with the news media, and hence with the general public, for her accomplishments.
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I mean, it’s true that she’s a political partisan — but no more so than any of the Republicans who preceded and followed her. Her policy stances are far less at odds with public opinion than, say, Ryan’s attempts to privatize Medicare and slash its funding. So what makes her “divisive”? The fact that Republicans keep attacking her? That would happen to any Democrat.

Or maybe it’s just the fact that she’s a woman — a woman who happens to have been far better at her job than any man in recent memory.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/13/opinion/nancy-pelosi-midterms-democrats-republicans.html

[skylucy]

1. [phone]!

[justhanginon]

2. A hearty "amen" to that!

Once again the old adage is true. "Nothing scares weak men more than strong women".

[ehrnst]

3. Bravo.

[BlueMTexpat]

4. Spot on!

[brer cat]

5. Excellent!

[dlk]

6. It's the Misogyny

Women have always had to be twice as good (or more) than men to be considered half as skilled and talented (or less).

[Nitram]

7. Agree 100%

[Mc Mike]

8. Yep. Rec, nt.

[mcar]

9. The bar is set so low for them and so high for her

What could it be?

[zipplewrath]

10. They got nuttin' else.

What, then, does the G.O.P. have to run on? It can hype the supposed menace from illegal immigrants — but that hasn’t been gaining much traction, either. Instead, Republicans’ attack ads have increasingly focused on one of their usual boogeymen — or, rather, a boogeywoman: Nancy Pelosi, the former and possibly future speaker of the House.

This is it in a nut shell. They have no real accomplishments upon which to run. Most of their positions are no longer popular (if they ever were). And they don't have Hillary to run against. There's no other real leader of the democratic party. And, oh, it doesn't hurt that she's, well, a woman. That plays well to the "base". Not sure how well it will play in the general election.

[dalton99a]

11. Kick

[Gothmog]

12. This is a great editorial

Link to tweet

[Stuart G]

13. Kick and Rec....no text.

[Hekate]

14. Paul Krugman, voice of sanity. Thanks for posting this, snellius.

[Biden My Time]

15. She Got Shit DONE!

nuff said

[Fla Dem]

16. This should be required reading by every Democratic House candidate.

Excellent opinion piece. About time someone spoke up in support of Madame Speaker.